Ahead of the second Major Championship of the year, europeantour.com takes a look at the world-class field assembled at stunning Washington venue Chambers Bay Golf Club for the 2015 US Open Championship.
In the field, there are:
156 players from 26 different countries
Including 84 players from the USA, plus 11 from England and nine from South Africa
60 of the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking
23 Major Champions with 51 titles between them
Including Tiger Woods (14), Phil Mickelson (5), Ernie Els (4), Rory McIlroy (4), Angel Cabrera (2), Martin Kaymer (2), Lee Janzen (2), Retief Goosen (2), Bubba Watson (2)
48 European Tour Members
7 of which are US Open debutants
Thomas Aiken
Baek Seukhyun
Oliver Farr
Tommy Fleetwood
Anirban Lahiri
Alexander Levy
Jason Palmer
Andy Sullivan
Tjaart Van der Walt
49 championship rookies in total
13 former US Open Champions with 18 victories between them
Angel Cabrera (2007), Ernie Els (1994, ’97), Jim Furyk (2003), Lucas Glover (2009), Retief Goosen (2001, ’04), Lee Janzen (1993, ’98), Martin Kaymer (2014), Graeme McDowell (2010), Rory McIlroy (2011), Geoff Ogilvy (2006), Justin Rose (2013), Webb Simpson (2012) and Tiger Woods (2000, ’02, ’08)
10 winners in The 2015 Race to Dubai
7 multiple winners this season
Rory McIlroy: 3 (Omega Dubai Desert Classic, WGC-Cadillac Match Play, Wells Fargo Championship)
George Coetzee: 2 (Tshwane Open, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open)
Branden Grace: 2 (Alfred Dunhill Championship, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters)
Anirban Lahiri: 2 (Maybank Malaysian Open, Hero Indian Open)
Jordan Spieth: 2 (Valspar Championship, Masters Tournament)
Andy Sullivan: 2 (South African Open, Joburg Open)
Jimmy Walker: 2 (Sony Open in Hawaii, Valero Texas Open)
5 players with 19 or more US Open appearances (including 2015)
Phil Mickelson (25)
Ernie Els (23)
Jim Furyk (21)
Lee Janzen (21)
Tiger Woods (19)
11 players who competed in the 2010 US Amateur Championship at Chambers Bay
Including Byeong-hun An, Russell Henley, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth
7 US Amateur champions
Byeong-Hun An (2009)
Matt Kuchar (1997)
Danny Lee (2008)
Phil Mickelson (1990)
Ryan Moore (2004)
Gunn Yang (2014)
Tiger Woods (1994, ’95, ’96)
32 Walker Cup players
16 amateurs
The most since the 1981 US Open
1 15 year old
Cole Hammer – at 15 years and 294 days the third youngest US Open competitor in championship history
